Syftet med arbetet är att undersöka prestationen hos private equity ägda företag efter försäljning i förhållande till innehavsperioden. Vidare avser arbetet att förklara och utforska variabler som påverkar utfallet. Teorierna som arbetet syftar till att använda är principal-agent teorin samt teorin om earnings management. Utöver det fungerar tidigare forskning inom ämnet som ett ramverk för arbeteThe purpose of this thesis is to investigate the post exit performance of private equity owned firms relative to the holding period. Furthermore, variables that could influence the results are subject to analysis. The theoretical framework consists of the principal-agent theory and the theory of earnings management. In addition, previous research within the subject is also contributing to the thes

By applying the ILO’s inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystem model, this report outlines key developments and challenges in the ecosystem for women and young entrepreneurs in Banja Luka. Numerous challenges identified under each pillar of the entrepreneurship ecosystem influence the pathways for decent work of women and young entrepreneurs who are part of the ecosystem, but many challenges can also

A constitutive model for concrete is formulated. Tensile fracture is described using a smeared crack approach where the fracrure energy is considered and the shear stiffneess in the cracked region is gradually reduced as crackling develops. Environmentally induced strain due to variation of moisture and temperature is taken into account and may be made dependent on the stress state. Creep is model

I entreprenadformen totalentreprenad upphandlar entreprenören konsulten och har därmed ansvar för både projektering och utförande. För att öka produktiviteten och innovationsgraden i järnvägsprojekt ökade Trafikverket antal projekt upphandlade som totalentreprenader mellan år 2012 och 2018. Det skapade en stor ovana för aktörerna i sättet att arbeta. Idag har företagen i järnvägsbranschen vant sigIn design-build contracts the contractor purchase the consultant and is therefore responsible for both design and execution. To increase productivity and innovation in railway projects Trafikverket, Swedish Transport Administration, increased the number of design-build contracts between 2012 to 2018. This created large unfamiliarity in the way of working for the actors. Today the companies in the

Denna uppsats utgår från att behandla varsel om uppsägning som en organisationsförändring och undersöker hur medarbetares meningsskapande påverkas av ledningens kommunikationsstrategi. Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur förändringskommunikation från företagsledningen i samband med varsel om uppsägning upplevs av medarbetare. En kvalitativ metod har använts för att studera ett case med ett företag

One of the most popular estimators of interactive effects panel data models is the common correlated effects (CCE) approach, which uses the cross-sectional averages of the observables to estimate the unobserved factors. The present paper proposes a simple test statistic that is suitable for testing hypotheses about these factors. The statistic can be used to test if a subset of the averages is eno

I detta examensarbete görs en utvärdering av ankomstprognoser för tåg för att se hur de olika prediktionskällorna står sig mot varandra och hur pass väl dessa efterspeglar verkligheten. Vidare är detta examensarbete en sprint av ett forskningsprojekt som genomförs och bedrivs på Lunds Tekniska Högskola på uppdrag av Trafikverket. Till skillnad från forskningsprojektet bygger detta examensarbetIn this master thesis, an evaluation of arrival forecasts for trains is made to see how various prediction sources compare to each other and how well these reflect reality. Furthermore, this thesis is a sprint of a research project that is carried out and conducted at Lund University of Technology on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration. Unlike the research project, this thesis is based

The increasing frequency, duration and intensity of climate hazards is causing organisations and their assets to become more exposed and vulnerable to climate change. Numerous regulations, legislations and policies have emerged, mandating that organisations include climate risk and vulnerability assessments into their business operations. In response, various methodologies have emerged from the co

BACKGROUND: To investigate whether the repeatability of measurements with the Pentacam HR in patients with keratoconus is improved by patients gaining more experience of the measurement situation. Such an improvement could enhance the accuracy with which progressive keratoconus can be detected. METHODS: Four replicate measurements were performed on Day 0 and on Day 3. Parameters commonly used in t

Recent years have seen profound challenges to democracy, including grave populist and autocratic shifts. In the Opinion, the EGE examines how certain configurations of digital technologies can contribute to a weakening of democratic institutions, even if they may not be its sole cause. Among these are the spread of harmful information, an unduly narrow understanding of privacy, algorithmic surveil

I mötet med människor som avviker från normen sker något viktigt med oss. Det ärmycket tack vare »den Andre« de som inte är som vi som vi får reda på vilka vi egentligen är.I västerlandet har kristendomen varit norm i tusen år, och det var under kristendomenstidiga historia som många av vår kulturs traditionella fiendebilder föddes. De har spelat en viktig roll för framväxten av vårt moderna samhä

”Most of Sweden’s surface is covered by forest, 68 percent is woodland; the built-up and landscaped land does not make up more than 3 percent of Sweden’s total land area. About 50% of the forest land is made of pine (Pinus sylvestris), making it the most common tree species in the country’s forests.” In the 70s, a design movement was established in Swedish homes “ Svensk fur”. It was cheap, hones

With a deforestation rate of 599,232 ha/year, the Indonesian government is pressured to bootstrap its ecosystem restoration process. The pressure also receives by the private sector to accelerate the process of their decarbonization, with the 2050 net-zero target as the main goal. Consequently, regulation stringency on corporate environmental responsibility and national environmental goals is risi

Emotional speech perception is a multisensory process. When speaking with an individual we concurrently integrate the information from their voice and face to decode e.g., their feelings, moods, and emotions. However, the physiological reactions—such as the reflexive dilation of the pupil—associated to these processes remain mostly unknown. That is the aim of the current article, to investigate wh

Reliably identifying short-lived chemical reaction intermediates is crucial to elucidate reaction mechanisms but becomes particularly challenging when multiple transient species occur simultaneously. Here, we report a femtosecond x-ray emission spectroscopy and scattering study of the aqueous ferricyanide photochemistry, utilizing the combined Fe Kβ main and valence-to-core emission lines. Followi

Research on climate change impact focuses on biophysical and economic dimensions. This paper seeks to unveil the association between smallholder farmers' food insecurity experience (FIE) during climate shock periods and their subsequent aspiration level. To this end, our analysis relied on data collected in rural Ethiopia following an unprecedented climate shock the country faced in 2016. We measu

Background: Grade of non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is an important prognostic factor for progression. Currently, two World Health Organization (WHO) classification systems (WHO1973, categories: grade 1–3, and WHO2004 categories: papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential [PUNLMP], low-grade [LG], high-grade [HG] carcinoma) are used. Objective: To ask the European Associa